Introduction: Involuntary admissions to psychiatric hospitals, regardless of their beneficial effects, violate the patients’ autonomy. To keep such measures at a minimum and develop less restricting and coercive alternatives, a better understanding of the psychiatric
Introduction: What causes the excess burden of mental disorders and related outcomes in the Army remains unclear. Deployment-related trauma has been one intuitive explanation. However, there may be other factors at play – for example,
Rates of seclusion vary across New Zealand’s publicly funded district health board (DHB) adult mental health inpatient services as indicated by national data. Anecdotally, this variation has been attributed to a range of factors directly
Objective Using outcome data collected routinely over a continuous two-year treatment period, we wished to distinguish homogeneous subgroups of patients with a severe mental illness whose psychosocial problems followed a similar pattern over time. By
Delayed discharges constitute an ongoing issue in psychiatric facilities. This study examined clinical predictors of 30-day delayed discharges in all designated inpatient mental health units within Ontario, Canada. Data for 76,184 inpatient episodes were obtained
This study explored barriers and facilitators in mental health (MH) patient management in four Quebec (Canada) emergency rooms (ERs) that used different operational models. Forty-nine stakeholders (managers, physicians, ER and addiction liaison team members) completed
Background Community treatment orders (CTOs) are a controversial form of involuntary treatment for individuals affected by mental health disorders and yet little is known about the use of CTOs in first presentations. Therefore, this study
Background Studies reveal that users of mental health care services sometimes experience humiliation during care. These experiences may influence the users’ recovery process and treatment satisfaction. Method Thirteen informants with experience in mental health services
Purpose Despite one of the longest histories of using Outpatient Commitment (OC), little is known about the use in the Norwegian context. Reporting from the Norwegian Outpatient Commitment Study, this article aims to: establish the
We examine the possibility the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) bed count for Italy may be an underestimation of the actual beds available. We compared bedded services for mental disorders in two regions
OBJECTIVE: A systematic review was conducted to identify methods used to decrease the application of physical restraints in acute inpatient psychiatric hospitals. METHOD: A literature search followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and
There has been a shift towards provision of mental health care in community‐based settings in Australia. However, hospitals continue to care for people in acute mental health wards. An increasing proportion of the people in
Mental health consumers who hear voices frequently experience distress and express a desire to discuss their voice‐hearing experience. Nurses do not regularly demonstrate a willingness to engage in such discussions. With the introduction of educational
Assaults and seclusions within the UK obstruct patient recovery, and carry a combined UK cost of £106 million a year. Research has identified low ward social climate and lack of sense of community as potential
Ontario’s Government for the People is investing in urgently-needed mental health and addiction services and engaging with health care leaders, front line staff and people with lived experiences to address the critical gaps in the
Aggressive incidents occur frequently in health care facilities, such as psychiatric care and forensic psychiatric hospitals. Previous research suggests that civil psychiatric inpatients may display more aggression than forensic inpatients. However, there is a lack
Objective: To investigate clinical associations within Canadian psychiatric inpatient suicides. Method: We conducted a case-control study comparing 98 patients who died by suicide while in hospital and 196 similarly admitted living inpatient controls. All were
Objective: Since the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric services around the world, the scope of outpatient psychiatric care has also increased to better support treatment access and adherence. For those with serious mental illness who may lack
Objective: Poor adherence to antipsychotic medications is strongly associated with psychotic relapses and hospitalizations. This may hinder patients’ ability to function, particularly in a first episode of psychosis (FEP). Poor adherence to treatment may be
Despite a substantial decrease in the number of people confined to state psychiatric hospitals in the last decade, some individuals remain hospitalized who are no longer determined to be a danger to themselves, property or
